Overview

This volume is the product of an interdisciplinary conference held at the University of Texas at Austin. Specialists in the study of inscriptions, architecture, sculpture, coins, tombs, pottery, and texts collaborate to produce new portraits of religion and society in the ancient city of Corinth. The studies focus on groups like the early Roman colonists, the Augustales (priests of Augustus), or the Pauline house churches; on specific cults such as those of Asklepios, Demeter, or the Sacred Spring; on media (e.g., coins, or burial inscriptions); or on the monuments and populations of nearby Kenchreai or Isthmia. The result is a deeper understanding of the religious life of Corinth, contextualized within the socially stratified cultures of the Hellenistic and Roman periods.

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Author:   Steve Friesen ,  Dan Schowalter ,  James Walters
Publisher:   Brill
Imprint:   Brill
Volume:   134
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 3.30cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.962kg
ISBN:  

9789004181977

ISBN 10:   9004181970
Pages:   518
Publication Date:   14 June 2010
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction: Context, Comparison Steven J. Friesen IMPERIALS: GREEK & ROMAN The Social and Ethnic Origins of the Colonists in Early Roman Corinth Benjamin Millis Asklepios in Greek and Roman Corinth Bronwen Wickkiser The Emperor in a Roman Town: the Base of the Augustales in the Forum at Corinth Margaret Laird Greek Heritage in Roman Corinth and Ephesos: Hybrid Identities and Strategies of Display in the Material Record of Traditional Mediterranean Religions Christine Thomas SOCIAL STRATA Image and Cult: The Coinage of Roman Corinth Mary E. Hoskins Walbank Ceres, Κόρη, and Cultural Complexity: Divine Personality Definitions and Human Worshippers in Roman Corinth Jorunn Økland The Wrong Erastus: Ideology, Archaeology, and Exegesis Steven J. Friesen Where Have all the Names Gone? The Christian Community in Corinth in the Late Roman and Early Byzantine Eras Michael Walbank Appendix: The Corinthian Census LOCAL RELIGION Seeking Shelter in Roman Corinth: Archaeology and the Placement of Paul’s Communities Daniel Neal Schowalter Paul and the Politics of Meals in Roman Corinth James Walters The Sacred Spring: Landscape and Traditions Guy Sanders Religion and Society at Roman Kenchreai Joseph Rife Religion and Society in the Roman Eastern Corinthia Timothy E. Gregory

Reviews

...this is a very valuable collection... Peter Oakes, Journal for the Study of the New Testament 33 (5)

...this is a very valuable collection... Peter Oakes, Journal for the Study of the New Testament 33 (5) ...this volume collects a rich assortment of thoughtful, stimulating and often innovative contributions to the contextual study of religion and society in ancient Corinth. All Corinthian scholars will find material of interest here. Amelia R. Brown, University of Queensland, Bryn Mawr Classical Review 2014.08.49 'This volume is highly valuable precisely because it brings archaeology and the study of ancient societies and religions (including Christianity) together, such that the extensive and up-to-date archaeological work can inform (and correct)—and hopefully be informed by—the work undertaken in other fields. It is also notable that a number of chapters make sophisticated use of theoretical resources regarding hybridity, identity, cultural complexity, and so on. [...] Overall, this is a diverse, wide-ranging volume offering a number of important and stimulating studies that scholars will need to consult and take into account. It is richly illustrated and generally well presented. David G. Horrell, University of Exeter, Journal of Theological Studies', October 2013

Author Information

Steven J. Friesen, Ph.D. (1990) in the Study of Religion, Harvard University, is the Louise Farmer Boyer Chair in Biblical Studies at the University of Texas at Austin. His publications include Twice Neokoros: Ephesus, Asia, and the Cult of the Flavian Imperial Family (Brill, 1993), and Imperial Cults and the Apocalypse of John: Reading Revelation in the Ruins (Oxford University Press, 2001). Daniel N. Schowalter, Th.D (1989) in New Testament and Christian Origins, Harvard Divinity School, is Professor of Classics and Religion at Carthage College, and is Co-Director of the Omrit Archaeological project in Northern Israel. His research focuses on archaeological evidence for the religions of the Roman Empire James C. Walters, Ph.D. (1991) in Religious Studies, Boston University, is Associate Professor of New Testament and Christian Origins at Boston University. His publications focus on the urban social contexts of the Apostle Paul's mission and letters including Ethnic Issues in Paul's Letter to the Romans (Trinity Press International, 1993)

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